Burgess Cellars

2007Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon •Estate Vineyard

California: Napa Valley

Offer Expired:Apr 25, 2011 at 11:59 pm

$38.00

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Backgrounder: Our Operatives love Burgess Cellars’ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2004 and 2005 vintages we featured previous have become top operative favorites When we got wind that Steve’s 2007 vintage was ready, we were able to secure a special preview allocation of the fantastic 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, a delicious wine that is sure to please even the toughest of Cab critics.

Today’s selection comes from Burgess’s Howell Mountain Estate Vineyard. The Howell Mountain region in the Napa Valley is the birthplace of some of our very favorite wines. We fell in love early on and we have not been disappointed by a high-elevation Howell Mountain wine.

Wine Spies Tasting Profile:

Look – Dark garnet and deep purple with a clear but dark and murky core. Its dense color remains to the meniscus and when swirled thins legs hang for a moment before descending to the wine below.

Feel – Rich and expansive with highly textured minerality and a sturdy and powdered tannic structure. Its balanced acidity provides an chewy and generous feel and its soft spice lingers on the tip and corners of the tongue.

Finish – Long and expansive with the textured powdered tannins and earthy minerality coating the palate while the fruit flavor lingers. The dry and chewy mouth-feel makes the mouth water for another sip just as the fruit fades.

Conclusion – The *2007 Burgess Celllars Estate Cabernet Sauvignon * will instantly appeal to lovers of mountain fruit Cabernet. Lead in with an inviting nose of classic aromas, this wines great texture and structure grasps a hold of the rich and concentrated flavors and lasts long after you take your sip. A great wine for prime rib roast with all the decadent fixings. Enjoy now after decanting or cellar for 5-7 years.

Mission Report:

WINEMAKERINTELBRIEFINGDOSSIER

SUBJECT: Steve Burgess

WINEMAKINGPHILOSOPHY: We are into terroir and brilliance.

FIRSTCOMMERCIALWINERELEASE: 1972

WINEMAKERINTERVIEW

AGENTWHITE: Greetings, Steve. We are thrilled to be showing your 2007 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon today. Thanks so much for taking some time to answer questions for our Operatives today.

STEVEBURGESS: You are welcome. We look forward to spreading our normally clandestine wines through your network of spies, “terroirists,” and foodie operatives.

WHITE: Excellent! Tell me, was there a specific experience in your life that inspired your love of wine?

STEVE: Europe in the 1960s.

WHITE: What wine or winemaker has most influenced your winemaking style?

STEVE: Europe in the 1960s.

WHITE: Who do you make wine for?

STEVE: We make wine for ourselves – in a style that is LOVED by chefs, foodies, and serious-wine people.

WHITE: Please tell me a little bit about the wine we are featuring today.

STEVE: This is a special wine, from our mountain estates on the slopes of Howell Mountain. Only 4% of wines from California are from Napa, only about 10% of wines from Napa are hillside- if that. therefore, this wine represents a style that only 4/10 of 1%, of California wine can taste like. The beauty, depth, and character are amazing.

Wine Spies Vineyard Check:

What the winery says

Napa Valley is known for excellent and consistent wines, this year was no exception. From a solid fruit set to ideal harvest conditions, the grapes came in with stunning quality. More family involvement from Jim and Steve Burgess starting in 2006 resulted in a stricter, more detailed, and more thorough evaluation of maturity resulting is some of the most accurate picking dates ever. Knowing wines are made in the vineyard, this is paramount to success. True to Burgess style, our wines showcase the fruit, complemented by a hint of French oak.

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